Bush Health Policies Elicit
Rising Chorus of Criticism

By

Mark Ingebretsen

Updated May 27, 2004 6:26 p.m. ET

The Bush administration faced a barrage of criticism this week over its health-care policies -- and on multiple fronts, ranging from the Medicare prescription-drug discount cards to White House opposition to the import of cheaper medicine from Canada.

A piece by Boston Globe columnist Robert Kuttner entitled "Bush's Health Care Scam" was perhaps the most outspoken, saying the president's "key proposals are dubious health policy, waste taxpayer dollars, and are unlikely to increase coverage. They deserve more...